Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.82/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$149.82

264 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$13.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.71

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	151.78	781	226
Medium and Large 2-3	451	138.19	623	38

One grade step is worth $13.58/cwt here — about $158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale264 hd

149.82

—

TN average11 barns · 2,620 hd

146.11

+3.71

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,698	111.75	1,898	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,386	84.24	1,167	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	78.87	1,000	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	66.04	705	18

Every lot, as filed

71 lots · USDA AMS · Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	155.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	182.63/cwt	181.00–185.00	857	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	973	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	123.95/cwt	122.00–130.00	915	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	170.00/cwt	167.50–175.00	962	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	146.18/cwt	130.00–155.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	136.96/cwt	134.00–139.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	171.39/cwt	168.00–175.00	528	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	192.43/cwt	189.75–194.00	897	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	144.47/cwt	143.00–146.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	194.32/cwt	182.00–201.00	744	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	182.11/cwt	171.00–184.00	781	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	156.31/cwt	150.00–157.75	982	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	142.84/cwt	142.50–143.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,076	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,025	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,102	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	732	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	156.51/cwt	150.00–157.00	851	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	136.51/cwt	132.00–146.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	880	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	74.11/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,056	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	91.15/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,169	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	67.85/cwt	64.00–71.00	738	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	82.59/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,134	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	92.97/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,285	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	66.03/cwt	62.00–70.00	842	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	56.70/cwt	52.00–61.00	570	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	77.82/cwt	74.00–82.00	976	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	76.41/cwt	74.00–79.00	855	4
Bulls	—	—	1,798	119.57/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,150	5
Bulls	—	—	1,468	97.36/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,429	3
Bulls	—	—	1,719	112.21/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,929	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	393	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	660	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	169.45/cwt	162.50–170.00	788	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	391	154.25/cwt	144.00–163.50	603	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	166.44/cwt	160.00–168.00	637	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	145.85/cwt	140.00–149.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	159.34/cwt	152.00–162.50	862	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	138.65/cwt	127.00–148.00	448	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	129.53/cwt	120.00–136.00	763	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	145.59/cwt	135.00–150.00	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	156.62/cwt	153.50–160.00	724	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	144.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	828	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	134.42/cwt	132.00–137.00	894	21

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Sat Apr 9, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 579Year ago 1,101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 187Year ago 174

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	150.00–160.00	155.10
3	—	515	130.00–155.00	146.18
2	—	320	167.50	167.50
1	—	375	175.00	175.00
5	—	675	134.00–139.00	136.96
4	—	622	143.00–146.00	144.47
3	—	592	127.00	127.00
1	—	715	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	469	181.00–185.00	182.63
9	—	653	149.00	149.00
12	—	566	167.50–175.00	170.00
10	—	308	168.00–175.00	171.39
1	—	840	130.00	130.00
11	—	383	182.00–201.00	194.32
10	—	429	171.00–184.00	182.11
13	—	628	150.00–157.75	156.31
3	—	744	142.50–143.00	142.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	466	189.75–194.00	192.43
5	—	448	187.00	187.00
25	—	646	166.50	166.50
33	—	581	176.50	176.50
7	—	742	148.50	148.50
6	—	533	182.00	182.00
2	—	838	145.50	145.50
2	—	685	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	439	145.00	145.00
11	—	738	122.00–130.00	123.95
6	—	612	133.00	133.00
7	—	314	156.00	156.00
1	—	235	147.50	147.50
23	—	383	160.00–168.00	166.44
36	—	541	152.00–162.50	159.34
1	—	790	115.00	115.00
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
50	—	462	153.50–160.00	156.62
41	—	573	140.00–150.00	144.54
21	—	665	132.00–137.00	134.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	420	169.00	169.00
9	—	393	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
6	—	465	140.00–149.00	145.85
10	—	323	127.00–148.00	138.65
12	—	589	120.00–136.00	129.53
9	—	390	135.00–150.00	145.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	384	190.50	190.50
14	—	544	150.00–157.00	156.51
3	—	637	132.00–146.00	136.51
5	—	656	141.50	141.50
1	—	850	118.00	118.00
17	—	583	151.00	151.00
4	—	712	129.00–130.00	129.49
2	—	448	155.00	155.00
29	—	465	162.50–170.00	169.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	139.00	139.00
2	—	470	142.50	142.50
1	—	705	129.00	129.00
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
28	—	391	144.00–163.50	154.25
1	—	600	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	72.00–76.00	74.11
8	—	1,373	79.00–86.00	82.59
5	—	1,382	90.00–96.00	92.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,283	86.00–96.00	91.15
5	—	1,275	62.00–70.00	66.03
9	—	1,254	74.00–82.00	77.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,088	64.00–71.00	67.85
6	—	1,006	52.00–61.00	56.70
4	—	1,119	74.00–79.00	76.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,798	118.00–120.00	119.57
3	—	1,468	90.00–104.00	97.36
9	—	1,719	109.00–116.00	112.21

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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